We are thrilled to announce that the LKBF has received a grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and The Wallace Foundation to continue our annual programming and research initiative! Learn more via buff.ly/t12fZtN

As a community of creators we are committed to building a more compassionate, kind and peaceful world. As writers, we understand the power of narratives to shape our reality. Read our full statement here: buff.ly/Dhskeol @lkbfstorytellers.bsky.social

We are so excited to announce we received a grant from the Harry Chapin Foundation in support of our School Visit program! Learn more about our School Visit program and donate to a future school visit or a classroom set of books: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/school-visit...

🚨 Attention Latinx authors and illustrators with an original book (traditionally published) releasing in 2026: Our 2026 Latinx Kidlit Book Festival participant application is OPEN!! Don't miss your chance to apply. Deadline is February 28, 2026. latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/how-to-parti...

Heading to #NCTE2025? Don’t miss our session: Teaching Latinx Children & Youth Literature All Year 📅 Sat, Nov. 22 | ⏰ 2:45–4:00 PM MST 📍 Room 705 #LatinxKidLitBookFestival #LatinxStoriesMatter #NCTE2025

📚⚡️Take action this week and every day ⚡️📚 Here are some ways you can continue to take action against the blatant censorship of voices in literature.

🔥✨ 📚 Banned Book Week 📚✨ 🔥 Time to take action and advocate for all voices in literature. For more on how to take action and advocate visit ala.org/bbooks and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

📚✨ Calling all educators! ✨📚 The @nctegram Annual Convention is the premier event for English language arts and literacy educators. 💡 Meet, connect and learn from leading voices in the field. Join the movement! 📍 Denver, CO | Nov. 20-23 Don't miss it! Learn more at the link in our bio. #NCTE25

A great graphic novel creative workshop with the talented Jose Pimienta and Ryan Estrada is now available on YouTube. An inspiring session on how to balance words and pictures in a graphic novel. Watch it today: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...

✏️✨Now available ✨🍎 Just as promised, you can now enjoy our multimodal reading lists that connect Latinx books and LKBF videos! Valuable content that is ready-made for enriching classroom curricula to support teachers in the classroom. Intended to give educators a great experience. #LKBF25

🎉📚Now available📚 🎉 The full content of our 2025 festival is now available for all your classroom needs. Now with an easy and convenient format that allows you to select content by age and panel type. Make sure to check it out! Link in bio. 🔗 lkbf2025 #EducatorResources #LKBF25

⚡️📣Giveaway 📣⚡️ SBCWI is giving the opportunity to two lucky winners to attend the 2026 SCBWI Virtual New York conference! To enter and learn more visit : www.scbwi.org/partners

📚Celebrate 25 years of Esperanza Rising with us and join author Pam Munoz Ryan and educator Dr. Tracy Torres as they discuss the impact and lessons that still resonate Today. Link in bio 🔗 AVAILABLE NOW! #LKBF25 #LatinxKidLit #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources

Check out the Retelling Classics & Fairy tales workshop with Hailey Alcaraz and Sandra Proudman now available on our YouTube channel. As they discuss how to effectively retell a story. Ideal for 13-18 educators. 📚 For more, explore the full schedule at latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival

✏️We invite all Teachers and Educators to join us this September 19 at 12 pm EST for a YouTube LIVE Discussion on how to integrate play and Imagination in the classroom with Yuyi Morales. Moderated by Lorena German. Ideal for 4-7 age educators. #LKBF25 #HispanicHeritageMonth #EducatorResources

✨ A little magic, a lot of heart. ✨ Discover My Abuela Is a Bruja by Mayra Cuevas, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gómez. 📚 🪄 Find the magic here → www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692629...

🎉 Children’s Book Press is 50! 📚 Founded in 1975 as the 1st U.S. press publishing kidlit by & about people of color, CBP (now part of Lee & Low) continues its legacy today. ✨ Use code CBP50 for 25% off CBP titles at leeandlow.com thru Oct 15! 👉 www.leeandlow.com?coupon-code=... #booksky #kidlitsky

✨️📚 Don't miss this event TODAY! ✨️📚 Learn about the process of publishing as these talented authors discuss the road map to their own personal success navigating publishing their first book. You can still sign up TODAY for a small fee that contributes to festival initiatives! #lkbf25

NEW from Pablo Cartaya, the award-winning author of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish, Each Tiny Spark, and more! Find your next PYR's Latinx & Hispanic voices read! penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi... @penguinclassroom @penguinkids

🎉 WIN a FREE 1-year @SCBWI.bsky.social membership! 🎉 We’re giving TWO festival fans the chance to join @scbwi and unlock: ✅ Networking with children’s book creators ✅ Career resources + discounts ✅ Exclusive professional tools 💜 Learn more: www.scbwi.org/partners

💫 Huge thanks to @simonkids & Simon & @simonteen Publishing for championing Latinx stories and voices! We’re so proud to celebrate this year’s incredible lineup of authors together at the #LatinxKidLit Book Festival.

Magic and action-packed adventure meet in this time-travel novel perfect for readers 8-12! Start the adventure—open the book today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cousin... Link in bio! @simonkids @simonteen

📚✨ The @ncte.org Annual Convention is back—bringing together educators, authors, and leaders to celebrate and strengthen literacy education. Happening in Denver, CO. Don’t miss your chance to connect & learn! bit.ly/4ftGzuF #NCTE25 #EnglishLanguageArts #LKBF25

Penguin strives to uplift Latine stories and creators year round, but especially during #HispanicHeritageMonth! Click to discover more acclaimed and award-winning classics and exciting upcoming releases link: penguinschoollibrary.com/PYRLatinxVoi...

🌼✨📚We are so grateful for the constant support of our friends at @ncte.org Sharing the vision of our festival with such great partners is what building community is all about. We look forward to many more opportunities to collaborate and continue to create spaces for Latinx creators. 📚✨❤️

Big thanks to @randomhousekids + @getunderlined for supporting #LKBF25 and publishing incredible Latinx voices like @andreabeatrizarango, @kvalenti_author, @mayra.cuevas, @thejoepi & @vanessaltorreswrites! ✨📚

Calling all teachers! Enter for your chance to win middle grade books that are an absolute must for the classroom bookshelf. Want these books on your shelf? Sign up to win! sites.prh.com/lkbf-middle-... @randomhousekids.bsky.social

📚 Teachers—looking for a guest speaker? Our members are authors, illustrators, and translators of children’s books who love visiting classrooms! 👋 Join @SCBWI and connect with a creative community near you. 🌍 80+ global regions = endless possibilities! 🔗 Learn more: scbwi.org/regions

📣⚡️Schedule has dropped !!📣 Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.

⚡️Full Schedule Release ⚡️ Happening tomorrow Friday, August 15 on our website. latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festiva... Prepare and plan ahead your watchlist so you don’t miss your favorite authors and events! #LKBF25

✨Sponsor message✨ Thank you Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators for your support #sbcwi. We are honored to partner with you! 📚💕 #LKBF25

📚 Back-to-school PD! Sept. 2 | 7pm ET Teaching Latinx History Year Round — Emma Otheguy, José Iriarte, Pablo Leon & Brenda Perez Mendoza share strategies to weave Latinx history into your curriculum all year. $20—supports #LKBF25! 🔗 latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...

✨Sponsor message✨ Thank you Macmillan Publishers for your support and kind words. #LKBF25

📚✨ Teaching Latinx History Year-Round ✨📚 Join us Sept. 2, 7–8 PM ET, for a $20 Educator PD event on how to amplify Latinx history beyond heritage month. #teachersofbluesky Register: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...

📚✨ Teaching Latinx History Year-Round ✨📚 Join us Sept. 2, 7–8 PM ET, for a $20 Educator PD event on how to amplify Latinx history beyond heritage month. Register: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...

📚✨ Festival Highlight ✨📚 Join us LIVE on Sept 19 at 10AM ET! Chiquis (@chiquis) & Mayra Cuevas (@mayra.cuevas) share stories of love, music & family. 📺 Don’t miss it! #LatinxKidLitBooks #LKBF25

✨2025 ✨Book trailers are here! Check out @writercass.bsky.social’s book trailer for Lost on Doll Island on our YouTube channel. We have a full playlist of more trailers by festival creators. Link to playlist ➡️ youtu.be/MV7PpHs0d0U?... SUBSCRIBE & NEVER MISS A BEAT #latinxkidlitbooks

Get ready to kick off the 2025 festival early 🎉📚 Join us for a LIVE event: Nurturing the Love for Reading and Heart of the Writer with Tiana Livas brought to us by @ncte.org ⚡️August 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET ⚡️ Click to get notified: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/... #latinxkidlit #lkbf25

Heading to #ALAAC25? Visit the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival booth (819) to meet the storytellers behind some of the most beloved kidlit titles. 🖊️ Free signed books available while supplies last—stop by early! #KidLitBooks #AuthorSignings #KidLitFestival #ALA2025

Coming Sept. 19! Award-winning author/illustrator Yuyi Morales joins the LKBF for a live how stories can shape a more just and joyful world and her latest book Little Rebels Moderator: Educator Lorena Germán. 👀 on schedule roll out: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/2025-festival #LKBF25

Coming Sept. 1: A classroom-ready writing workshop with authors Vanessa Montalban & Cassandra Ramos-Gomez! ✏️ Great for creative classrooms and budding storytellers One of many new on-demand sessions from this year’s festival! #LatinxKidlit #WritingWorkshop #KidLit #TeacherResources #MGFiction

Get ready to kick off the 2025 festival early 🎉📚 Join us for a LIVE event: Nurturing the Love for Reading and Heart of the Writer with Tiana Livas brought to us by @ncte.org ⚡️August 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET ⚡️ Click to get notified: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/... #latinxkidlit #lkbf25

✨📚Welcome @ncte.org as a sponsor for this year’s festival! ✨📚 We are so excited to partner with them in an educator event to kick off the 2025 festival early. 🎉 Stay tuned for announcements and updates. #latinxkidlitbooks #latinxkidlit

🎉Welcome @randomhousekids.bsky.social as one of this year’s sponsors! We are thrilled to partner with you. Thank you for your support 🎉📚✨

🎉📚 We want to welcome SCBWI as our sponsor for this years festival. We are thrilled to partner with an organization that shares our passion for elevating our craft and communities.

Will you be joining us at the largest library conference of the year this summer in Philadelphia, June 26-30? We're exhibiting at the #ALAAC25 Library Marketplace, Booth 819 and can't wait to see you! Register today and save with advance rates. bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...

✨✏️Cafecito & Community ☕️📚 It’s looking like a party 🎉 This event is open to all industry professionals to come share a cafecito with us. We are Excited for you to join us this upcoming Saturday,June 28th at Julia de Burgos Bookstore. RSVP here :

✨📚Immigrant stories that inspire ✨📚 This week we are continuing to highlight stories that give light to immigrant experiences and open a door for understanding the struggles that are the reality of so many. Find this recommendation by @meganlauteriojensen and more in our Database. Link in bio.

Heading to #ALAAC25? Visit the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival booth (819) to meet the storytellers behind some of the most beloved kidlit titles. 🖊️ Free signed books available while supplies last—stop by early! #KidLitBooks #AuthorSignings #KidLitFestival #ALA2025

Two icons in one unforgettable Festival moment. Rewatch this 2021 conversation with Yuyi Morales + @yamilesmendez.bsky.social—a favorite among educators & book lovers alike. 🎥 youtu.be/WROgib9FKj4 📚 Stories, identity, joy—and maybe a hint of what’s to come 👀 #kidlitsky #booksky #teachersofsky